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17 Jul 2014
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ITF calls on Panama to help Iceberg 1 crew
The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) is calling on Panama to join the effort to help the recently released crew of the Iceberg 1 to recover from...
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17 Jul 2014
ITF gives guarded thumbs up to MLC preparation
As Malta became the 34th International Labour Organization member state to ratify the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) 2006 on 23 January, the ITF has cautiously...
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17 Jul 2014
Global unions condemn Fiji government decree
The ITF, fellow global unions and the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) have jointly condemned the latest undemocratic and anti-union tactic by...
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17 Jul 2014
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FIRST REACTION OF EUROPEAN TRANSPORT SECTOR TO THE EU BUDGET DEAL: A
On 8 February, European leaders finally reached an agreement on the EU budget for the next seven years. With a cut of one third in the 32 billion EUR initially...
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17 Jul 2014
Press Release
Thomson Majesty lifeboat accident, ITF comment
Commenting on the loss of five lives during a lifeboat practice launch on the Thomson Majesty, Bjorn-Erik Kristoffersen, the ITF's representative on the lifeboat...
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17 Jul 2014
Press Release
Bob Carnegie update
Reacting to news that Abigroup/Lend Lease dropped several charges against Bob Carnegie, MUA national secretary and ITF president Paddy Crumlin said, while the news...
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17 Jul 2014
Press Release
Bangladesh ferry sinking, ITF comment
Commenting on Friday’s Bangladesh ferry sinking, Nick Bramley, chair of the ITF inland navigation section and Nautilus International senior national secretary in...
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17 Jul 2014
Cockroft hands over ITF reins
On David Cockroft’s final day as ITF general secretary, 31 May, he sent a personal message to the organisation’s affiliates in which he formally handed over the...